Ratatouille

Man oh man have I had hibby jibby day. The last several weeks we have heard little rat/mice feet running around in our ceilings...which as been creepy enough! So this morning Facilities finally came out and had some traps set up there. I am peacefully sitting here just before lunch and I hear a massive snap, some squeaking, and then flailing around! I FREAKED OUT! I went running out of my office screaming! My co-worker in the office next to me heard it too so we closed my door in hopes that when we go back in the flailing will have stopped. So I call our Facility peeps to come pick it up and the lady that answers the phone says to me "Are you sure there is something up there?" Of course there is I tell her! And she says "Really, b/c a lot of times it just goes off and there is nothing there". I am thinking does she want me to go up there and check?! I assure her that I heard it struggling and so she agrees to send someone out...although we are not sure when they will be able to come out...maybe not today. WHAT?! Luckily only like 15 minutes later a guy comes and disposes of the body. Well I swear to god not 10 minutes after he left another huge snap above my head goes off and more struggling and flailing ensues! Of course I run out screaming again really not wanting to return to my office at all! I can't believe that all these rats are getting caught above my office! My co-worker in the office next door has been the one that has heard them running around the most and here I am with them all being caught on my side. So I sit here waiting for someone else to come to dispose of the 2nd body. And I swear if I hear a 3rd one go off today I am going home!

More Tid Bits

Disclaimer: I apologize ahead of time for all the pictures.

On Friday at Hannah's school they had a "Feast". Hannah was in charge of bringing drinks and every kid had something to bring...it turned out really cute...



Look at the cute table decorations!



Too much Turkey!



Getting the sugar levels back up after nap time and really enjoying pumpkin pie.



Workin' off some of that sugar playing outside as an Indian?



Then on Saturday we had the final Aggie football game here at Aggie Stadium. Uncle, Scott, Cousins Kathryn & Krystina, and Nali joined us for the game and boy was it a good one! We were winning the whole time until with 30 seconds left University of San Diego got ahead and I thought for sure we had lost! But then we drove it down the field and with only 8 seconds left we got another touch down and won 49 to 46! An amazing win and a great way to end our season.





The happy celebrating field after the game:



The on Sunday we went to Apple Hill where Hannah got to ride some ponies and after many requests from Hannah - got to eat some more pumpkin pie. She really likes that pumpkin pie!

The before:



And after pumpkin pie shot:



And the pony ride (this was the second pony ride):



In other news...our Women's Basketball team just got back from Hawaii where they played in a tournament and won it! Check out this awesome trophy...I have never seen anything like it before.



And it even has a little butt in the back...too cute!



HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Baloo!!

This morning in my attempts to get ready on time and out the door I sat Hannah down to watch "The Jungle Book"...no not the whole movie just a clip where the Elephants march in and then where Baloo sings "The Bear Necessities". She has seen this small portion of the movie before b/c in our attempts to get her ready for Disneyland in only 3 weeks we are having her watch some Disney movies that she can identify with b/c we listen to Disney music all the time. One of her favorite songs on the CD is this elephant march from "The Jungle Book" movie. For those of you that don't remember or have never seen the movie, after Baloo sings "The Bear Necessities" to Mowgli the monkeys come in and snatch Mowgli away and throw fruit at Baloo to stop him from coming at them and then basically roll him down a hill. Yes I know it is all not very nice...but we all know Disney is famous for having these scenes in their movies. Anyway, like I said, Hannah has seen this scene before and is well aware that afterwards he climbs out and goes to get Mowgli and ends up dancing with the monkeys. But today as I am getting ready I hear a huge scream "MOMMEEEEE!" and then huge tears that follow. I come running into the living room thinking Tulip did something to Hannah but Tulip is every so peacefully sleeping on her bed. I frantically ask her "What's wrong?!" and she looks up at me with her water filled eyes, points to the TV, and cries "BALOO!!". So I look to the TV and there is Baloo getting pelted with fruit by the monkeys and being knocked down a hill. Poor thing! She felt sorry for Baloo and was so sad about it! I quickly reminded her that he is o.k. and that Baloo gets right up and goes to get Mowgli from the monkeys and ends up having fun and dancing with them. Luckily she remembers and recovers and then is happy again...but I sure did feel sorry for her at that moment. I totally can see how she feels sorry for him...I know I do and in her little world it is actually happening...poor thing. I think Disney movies might be a challenge in the future b/c as we all know there is always something sad that happens in a Disney movie.

Little Tid Bits

Privacy Please

Last night I put Hannah on the potty before going into the shower...which is what I always do. Usually she commands me to sit down on the ground in front of her and wait until she is done. Well last night she asked me to leave the bathroom and close the door! I was quite shocked! At 2 years old she is requesting privacy!?...yeah the teenage years are going to be lots of fun. I of course did not close the door all the way and was peeking in. She was singing and talking to her self and as Daddy would say "Pushing it Out". :) I was cracking up! Finally she heard me laughing outside the door and "let" me come back inside. Well folks, she had successfully pooped! Just a little but it still counts! I guess all she needs it privacy in the future to do her "business" b/c pooping has been a problem on the potty. Anyway, the whole ordeal cracked me up. And I apologize to those of you who I grossed out with my bathroom story.

Aggies Won the Causeway!

Thank god the Ags won the Causeway Classic. I was beginning to get a bit nervous with the season we've had. The game was a little long...3 1/2 hours and I must say I was so proud of Hannah for sitting through the whole thing! She only got a little antsy at the end and wanted to run around on the bleachers. She is our little Aggie. :) Enjoy this little video of her cheering for the Ags...she really gets into it:



Late Halloween Pictures

Hannah the Penguin:



We went trick or treating downtown again this year. It was crazy busy down there but we had a lot of fun. We met up with Tara, Tom & Abby and Hannah's friend from school Sydney and her mom Susan. Our little penguin sure was tired at the end of the night but got a lot of good chocolate. :) Last night she tried her first lollipop from her loot and really quite enjoyed it. It was really funny to see her licking the lollipop with her tongue until she finally figured out that sucking it works much better.